For those of you who have blindly stumbled into this blog (and will probably just as quickly depart these pages) an explanation is in order… Last month my husband and I put an offer on a house in the town in which we rent. Since then I have been living in a surreal fog that drifts between feelings of paralyzing anxiety, benumbing lassitude and rushes of complete frenzy.
The frenzied moments are definitely the most useful of all the conflicting emotions since I have completed several projects for The House in a whirlwind of activity where I am more productive than usual.
Before I succumb to another bout of lethargy I thought I’d submit the projects I’ve completed over the last few weeks.
The first project was to fill a favored frame with some intriguing pictures for a dining room. I dug out the set of as-yet-unused silverware, my digital camera and a white tablecloth and headed outside on an overcast day to work some magic. These three pictures were the result and I must say they look rather fabulous in the wrought iron frame:
While packing away some odds and ends I stumbled across a veritable mountain of my dearest’s unwanted jeans that I had vowed (at some point in a long-forgotten past) to use in some creative way. Over the course of several evenings I cut, tore, tied and finally crocheted my way through that mountain to make a rather raggedy rug. While it in no way compliments the furnishings we have for our main living area I thought it might make the perfect addition to the Blue (and a do mean BLUE) upstairs bathroom or perhaps the laundry room.
Not quite as big of a deal is the silver table that we have had buried under electronic equipment for ages. It’s a nice table, but didn’t quite go with our black, burgundy and white theme. Spray painting it with a matte black finish really made the table pop again. While I was already committed to busting brain cells spraying noxious paint I decided to paint a couple of brass candlesticks that were destined for the donation bin. I actually like them again!
Yet another project has intrigued me for a while- crocheted pot scrubbers. With the consistency of steel wool these nylon scrubbers are awesome on nasty dishes, especially cast iron pans. It took me a while to figure out what those funny little things were made with until one day a purchased one began to unravel and I found out they were made with coarse tulle! Ninety-nine cents a yard later I have several scrubbies in my preferred color.
There are several more projects waiting in the wings including some handmade bedside table lamps, framed fern fronds to match our bedroom décor, a revamped cabinet and a cut-out worth framing. Hopefully all coming soon to a blog near you.
-Lyzard
